Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers (Aberdeen District; Keith Branch; Turriff Branch) This collection contains records of the Aberdeen district office, and the Keith and Turriff branches of the A.S.W., and its predecessors. Demarcation between records created by A.S.W. and records created by its predecessors is not always clear, and for the purpose of this collection level description they have been described as one. The deposit also includes records of the National Federation of Building Trade Operatives Aberdeen Branch). The records are described below under these four headings. A.S.W. (Aberdeen District and Management Committees): Minutes, 1927 - 1951; cash books and accounts, 1912 and 1929 - 1955; correspondence, 1901 - 1911 and 1920 - 1964; monthly reports (Associated Carpenters' and Joiners' Society), 1894 - 1911; annual reports (Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers), 1943 - 1957 (incomplete); annual delegate conference reports, 1950 - 1957; misc. printed papers, 1877 - 1961 (including rule books of the Society and its predecessors, 1877 - 1952, pamphlets and reports re. working conditions published by the Society and other organisations, 1895 - 1958, and minutes and reports of other Trade Unions, 1940 - 1954) A.S.W. (Keith Branch): Minutes, 1938 - 1960, cash book, 1939 - 1957, contributions book, 1938 - 1969, Treasurer's cash book, 1957 - 1960, proposition and entrance book, 1949 - 1960, ' Sick Steward's ' book, 1946 - 1960, unemployment benefit book, 1946 - 1960, ' Vacant book ', 1940 - 1960. A.S.W. (Turriff Branch): Minutes, 1942 - 1959, correspondence, 1956 - 1959 National Federation of Building Trade Operatives (Aberdeen Branch): Minutes, 1937 - 1951 [Also additional deposits (ACC 80): Account book (A.S.W.), 1954-1970, with entries for Aberdeen branches, Peterhead, Inverurie, Stonehaven, Banchory and Turriff; Minute book, 1970-1972 (A.S.W., Buckie branch); Registration book, c.1939-1969 (A.S.W., Banff and Macduff branch); Registration and Address book, c.1919-1959 (A.S.W., Incorporating Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators, Buckie branch); Registration book, 1964 -1970 (A.S.W., Buckie branch); Registration and Address book, c.1960-1974 (A.S.W., Incorporating Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators, Banff and Macduff branch).] [Additional deposits relating to the National Federation of Building Trade Operatives (Aberdeen Branch) include: Minute book with notes of correspondence, October 1956-December 1960; Minute book, August 1967-November 1971] 1868-1961